It’s official. Even wildlife supports Energy Saving Week. Well, not the beasts themselves but their human representatives, at Northumberland Wildlife Trust. Whales and dolphins in particular are impressed. At least, that’s the impression we get from reading the Norwich Evening News - they have an Energy Saving Week competition with PURE digital radios, and the top prize is a trip to spot the above-mentioned sea creatures. Any budding Cousteaus out there, get your entry in and get aboard your own Calypso! Like regular ‘compers’ we thought we should also point you in the direction of a chance to win a super-efficient washing machine. While we’re at it, you have till Sunday to enter our Energy Saving Week competition, run by the energy Saving Trust Recommended team. £20,000-worth of energy-saving makeover! See our website for details. At Energy Saving Trust offices up and down the UK, we took ten minutes out today to raise a slice of cake in honour of the 10th birthday of the..

We’re getting our January sales advice in early this year. With VAT going up to 20% on 4 January, the wise shopper needs to be quick off the blocks. And of course, the wise shopper should also shop the Energy Saving Trust Recommended way. You may think, ‘we would say that’. And you’re right, we would. But the stats are in our favour. If the same number of people, buying the same three top-selling items from last January – flat-screen TVs, set top boxes and washing machines – purchased only for Energy Saving Trust Recommended products, they could collectively save almost £40 million pounds and 165,000 tonnes of carbon. if shoppers simply went for the blue label, not only would they save cash in the short run – they’d also save energy and money during the lifespan of the product. Let’s put it this way: if you choose a flat-screen ESTR 32″ TV over the least efficient flat screen 32″ TV available, it will save you £70 in bills over the lifetime of the TV. If you..